ico-D Board mourns the passing of designer Kenji Ekuan

09 February 2015

The Board of ico-D notes with great sadness the passing of a pillar of the international design community - the designer Kenji Ekuan.

Kenji, beyond his extensive professional design work, was a tireless proponent of design in service of humanity. Over many decades, Kenji invested efforts and resources to highlight the obligation of designers to serve humanity and safeguard the planet. A past president of Icsid, Kenji saw the need for integration of the design disciplines and pioneered innovative formats to promote the design community.

Notes David Grossman, President-Elect of ico-D:

"It was my great honor to serve with Kenji on "Design for the World", an effort established by Icograda, Icsid and IFI, under Kenji's leadership, that symbolized the best aspirations of the design community. Kenji will remain an inspiration for all of us."